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Beware unreliable sources

According to these: It is commemorated in the Christian calendar as Great Sabbath.^[1]^[2]. But this is incorrect. See below

References

Supersessionism and its discontents

Due to the conflation and attempted supersession of Pesach(the Last Supper) with "Pascha" (which is actually Anastasis) during the Easter controversy of the 2nd/3rd centuries, they thought they could replace Great Sabbath as well. But the dates are off, because they rejected the Hebrew calendar along with the holidays. What they mean by Great Sabbath is Holy Saturday, which always occurs after 14th Nisan, therefore it is the Jewish Chol HaMoed. The Jewish Shabbat HaGadol is their Lazarus Saturday, which is immediately before Palm Sunday and Holy Week. Similar errors occur on other articles related to the christian holidays, because their sources tend to obfuscate. Read below: there's already another article for their observance.

Eastern Orthodox traditions

In Eastern Orthodoxy this day, known as "Holy and Great Saturday", is also called "The Great Sabbath" since it is on this day that Christ "rested" in the tomb. Matins of Holy and Great Saturday (in parishes usually held on Friday evening) takes the form of a funeral service for Christ. The predominant theme of the service is not so much one of mourning, but of watchful expectation:^[1]

References

^ Ware, Timothy (Kallistos).The Lenten Triodion, South Canaan, Pennsylvania, St. Tikhon's Seminary Press. 2002. p. 63 ISBN 1-878997-51-3

[1] Bruteau, Beatirce. "The Great Sabbath", The New Blackfriars, March 1990

[2] "Sabbath", The Episcopal Church

[3] Ware, Timothy (Kallistos).The Lenten Triodion, South Canaan, Pennsylvania, St. Tikhon's Seminary Press. 2002. p. 63 ISBN 1-878997-51-3

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